ELEMENTS

 An element is a pure substance that cannot be broken down

into any simpler substance by chemical methods
 Scientists have so far discovered more than 100 elements:
– 92 found naturally on Earth
– 20 artificially made in laboratories
 These elements in turn make up the millions of substances in
the world.
 In fact, all matter is made up of one or more of these
elements.
 Element is made up of atoms.
 Each number is describe by a number called proton number.
 Elements are arranged in order of the proton number
horizontally across the periodic table and further classified
vertically in groups.
 Elements in the same group has the same properties.